One of my fondest memories as a child involved doing arts and crafts with my mother. Today I still enjoy creating things and making handmade presents for people. Growing up without a lot of money, this was often the way we exchanged gifts. I still feel that it is better to get a handmade gift from someone versus a store bought gift. I know that when that handmade gift is given, it was well thought out, it holds a piece of the person who made it, and it was made just for me! Now that Mahayla is almost 3, I've started to do more arts and crafts projects with her. I love seeing her light up when she see's the finished product of what she has created. It's also wonderful that she wants to share her projects with others and often she gives them away.

Creativity for Kids craft kits by Faber-Castell are wonderful kits that have something to offer people of all ages, gender, or interest. Faber-Castell is committed to providing our children with quality, innovative, and thought provoking products to inspire healthy creativity and imagination. Creativity for Kids has a wide variety of safe and fun products to inspire children's curiosity and encourage self expression through art.Whether your child likes princesses and fairies or rockets and robots, there is a Creativity for Kids craft kit for them. I got the Butterfly Bedroom kit for Mahayla. The kit came with 3 pre-made tulle butterflies, 4 glitter paint pens, and rhinestones and a tulle swag. With supervision, Mahayla painted designs on the wings and placed rhinestones on them. The butterflies come pre-strung to hang from the ceiling or you can use the enclosed hanging tabs to put them on the wall. Either way they make fun, easy to make, affordable, and stylish decorations for your child's room.

Buy It: Creativity for Kids kits can be purchased online and at arts and crafts retailers across the country. Kit prices start around $4.99.

Disclaimer: This was not a paid post. Honest opinions were used. The opinions are solely my own and may vary from others. Thank you to Faber-Castell who supplied the products for the review and giveaway.

Well, I'm a happily married gal. My husband, Rob, and I have been married for 9 years. We have one beautiful daughter,Mahayla Grace (she's our genius baby). Our 2nd child, Tre', was born January 9, 2010. I think that I'm a boring person and I have a boring life...but I wouldn't change a thing.I've been a pediatric and adult Bone Marrow Transplant Nurse for the past 6 years and currently work as a Bone Marrow Transplant Nurse Coordinator. I get to witness miracles from time to time. When I'm not at work, I spend all my free time at home with my family. I love the beach but don't go nearly enough.My ideal weekend is one spent at the beach playing in the sand with Mahayla or just swinging on our front porch. I can't wait for football season to start. Go Jaguars!! I was once a competitive dancer (ballet and modern dance) and a former beauty queen. I enjoy movies, music, performing arts, travel and art.